Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Biennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | In Water Wet Wet Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
Fruit: | Dehiscent |
Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | Mauve: euitlnn-ct o meao ca slndhiser wbdeofengedpBrtt-ailhrotri ,isousaupfwat ogodtbe brrkn |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Year Round Other |
Inflorescence Type: | Spadix |
Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Stem |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer Cu (Copper) Mo (Molybdenum) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Tolerates dry shade |
Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Other Midges |
Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
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